School-Community Relations – EDUC 646
CG • Section 8WK • 11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 02/01/2024
Course Description
Concepts and specific techniques in school-community relations involving the development and maintenance of purposeful programs of communication and collaboration between school personnel and the community. Includes appropriate field projects relating theory to practice.
For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.
Rationale
School administrators and prospective school administrators who aspire to be adequately prepared in the development of effective school-community relations will find this course helpful. This course meets licensure standards mandated by the Commonwealth of Virginia. A student qualifying for admission into the Educational Administration Graduate Program at Liberty University should consider this course as one of the required courses in this program.
Course Assignment
Textbook readings and journal articles
Course Requirements Checklist
After reading the Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in Module/Week 1.
Discussion Board Forums (3)
Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences integrated into course content. Each candidate will complete 3 Discussion Board Forum assignments throughout this course. For each assignment, the candidate will submit 1 thread of at least 450 words in response to a prompt, and 2 replies to classmates of at least 200 words. For each thread, the candidate must support his/her assertions with at least 2 reference citations in current APA format. The candidate will also cite 2 sources for each reply. Acceptable sources include the course textbook, the Bible, journals, books, videos, and/or related articles.
School-Community Demographic Study
The candidate will complete a demographic study using at least 2 references. This paper must be formatted according to current APA style, submitted through SafeAssign, and include a reference page. This assignment will also be submitted in LiveText as part of the Benchmark Assignment.
School-Community Needs Assessment
The candidate will compile a needs assessment using at least 3 references. This paper must be formatted according to current APA style, submitted through SafeAssign, and include a reference page. This assignment will also be submitted in LiveText as part of the Benchmark Assignment.
School Board Meeting Critique
The candidate will attend a school board meeting and write a 2–3-page critique using the template provided.
Community Resources Report
The candidate will write an analysis of community resources. This report must include an annotated directory, a reference page, at least 2 sources, and must be formatted according to current APA style. This assignment will also be submitted in LiveText as part of the Benchmark Assignment.
Practicum Requirements Skills Summary
The candidate will complete 30 practicum hours by spending time in a school and by attending local school and community events.
Interview with Principal Reflection
The candidate will interview a principal using the template provided. This assignment must be 1–2 pages.
Written Press Release
The candidate will write a 1–2-page press release using the guidelines provided in the text. This assignment must be formatted according to current APA style and must be submitted through SafeAssign.
School-Community Service Proposal
The candidate will write a proposal as the final stage of the Benchmark Assignment for this course. The candidate will use the demographic study, needs assessment, and community resources report completed in previous modules/weeks to develop a plan for community service. This assignment requires at least 2 references, must be formatted according to current APA style, and must be submitted through SafeAssign. This assignment must be submitted in both Blackboard and LiveText.
Tests (4)
The candidate will complete 4 tests based on the assigned textbook readings. These tests are a combination of multiple-choice questions and essay questions and are open-book/open-notes.
